Daysy
A feminine name of English origin meaning "day's eye" or "bright as the day".
Name Census estimates that about 264 living Americans carry the first name Daysy. The name is used almost exclusively for girls. The average person named Daysy today is around 27 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Daysy births was 1996 (20 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Daysy. Below you will find a gender breakdown showing how the name splits between male and female registrations, a year-by-year popularity chart stretching back to 1880, decade-level totals, the top US states for this name, its meaning and etymology, and a set of frequently asked questions with data-backed answers.
People living today
264
~ 1 in 1,298,312 Americans
Peak year
1996
20 babies that year
Average age
27
years old
2011 SSA rank
#12,460
Tracked since 1984
Census
Daysy in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 490 people with the first name Daysy, which placed it at #20,910 in the published first-name tables. This is a snapshot of people who already had the name at the time of the Census.
The SSA sections elsewhere on this page answer a different question: how often parents gave the name to babies over time. The "people living today" figure on this page is different again: it is a current estimate built from SSA birth records and age-based survival rates, so the two numbers are not expected to match exactly.
2020 Census rank
#20,910
National first-name rank
People counted
490
490 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
0.2
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
Hispanic or Latino
94.3% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Daysy
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Daysy is Hispanic at 94.3%. The next largest groups are White (2.7%) and Asian/Pacific Islander (1.6%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself.
The bar chart below shows how people with the first name Daysy described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. The Census Bureau groups responses into six broad categories: White, Black or African American, Hispanic or Latino, Asian and Pacific Islander, American Indian and Alaska Native, and Two or More Races. When a category has too few respondents for a given name, the Bureau suppresses the figure to protect individual privacy, which is why some names show fewer than six slices.
Percentages are shown so the breakdown is easy to read across every published category. Because the 2020 Census first-name file also includes raw headcounts for each group, Name Census can show those alongside the percentages in the legend and hover tooltip.
Keep in mind that these are self-reported numbers. A first name does not determine a person's race or ethnicity, and the distribution you see here reflects the specific population who happened to carry the name Daysy at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- Hispanic or Latino94.3% · 462
- White2.7% · 13
- Asian and Pacific Islander1.6% · 8
- Black or African American1.2% · 6
- American Indian and Alaska Native0.2% · 1
Popularity
Daysy: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Daysy from the 1980s through to the 2010s, spanning 4 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 1990s, with 132 total registrations. Usage has dropped considerably from its 1990s peak. The most recent decade brought in only a fraction of the registrations that the name once attracted.
Babies born per year
Decades
Daysy by decade
The table below breaks the full SSA timeline into ten-year windows. Each row shows how many male and female babies were given the name Daysy during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Geography
Where Daysys live
Origin
Meaning and history of Daysy
The name Daysy is believed to have its origins in the Old English word "dæges ēage," which translates to "day's eye." This term was used to refer to the daisy flower, which opens its petals at dawn and closes them at dusk, resembling the cycle of the day.
During the Middle Ages, the daisy flower held significant symbolic meaning in various European cultures. It was associated with purity, innocence, and simplicity, and was often featured in religious and literary works of the time.
One of the earliest recorded instances of the name Daysy can be found in Geoffrey Chaucer's "The Legend of Good Women," written in the late 14th century. In this poem, Chaucer personifies the daisy as a symbol of loyalty and virtue, likening it to a virtuous woman.
In the 16th century, the name gained popularity among English and French families, particularly in rural areas where the daisy flower was abundant. It was often used as a diminutive or nickname for names such as Margaret or Dorothy.
Notable historical figures with the name Daysy include Daysy Chaplin (1914-1992), the daughter of legendary actor Charlie Chaplin, who was a talented actress and dancer in her own right. Another notable bearer of the name was Daysy Earles (1886-1966), an American painter and illustrator known for her portraits and landscape paintings.
In the 19th century, the name Daysy was particularly popular in the United States, with several notable figures bearing the name. Daysy Bates (1859-1951) was a prominent American anthropologist and advocate for Native American rights, while Daysy Miller (1878-1964) was a renowned American sculptor and educator.
The name Daysy has also been associated with literary figures, such as Daysy Miller (1857-1923), an American novelist and playwright who wrote about life in rural New England.
While the name Daysy has waxed and waned in popularity over the centuries, it continues to evoke a sense of simplicity, purity, and connection with nature, reflecting its origins and symbolic associations with the daisy flower.
People
Daysy + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Daysy as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Related
Other names starting with D
Other first names starting with D with a similar number of bearers.
FAQ
Daysy: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Daysy?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 264 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Daysy going back to 1880 and adjusting each cohort for expected survival using CDC actuarial life tables. The result is an age-weighted living-bearer count, not a raw birth total. That works out to about 1 in 1,298,312 US residents.
Is Daysy a common name?
We classify Daysy as "Very Rare". It ranks above 77.7% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 271 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Daysy most popular?
The single biggest year for Daysy was 1996, when 20 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Daysy is about 27 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
How common was Daysy in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 490 people with the name Daysy, or 0.16 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #20,910 in the national Census ranking for first names.
Why is the Census count different from the living estimate?
Because they measure different things. The Census figure is a count of people who had the name Daysy in 2020. The living estimate aims to answer a current question instead: how many people with the name are alive today, based on SSA birth records and age-based survival rates. Since one number is a 2020 snapshot and the other is a present-day estimate, they are not expected to be identical.
What does the Census say about the gender split for Daysy?
In the 2020 Census sex table, Daysy appears almost entirely female. Of the 489 people counted with this name, 100.0% were female and only a very small share were male. The Census view is a snapshot of people living with the name in 2020, while the SSA section above tracks births across time.
What does the Census say about the background of people named Daysy?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Daysy is Hispanic at 94.3%. The next largest groups are White (2.7%) and Asian/Pacific Islander (1.6%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself. The percentages in the chart above come from self-reported race and Hispanic-origin responses in the 2020 Census.
Which group reports the name Daysy most often in the Census?
Hispanic is the largest reported group for people named Daysy in the 2020 Census, accounting for 94.3% (462 people in the published table).
Why can the Census sex total and race total differ slightly?
The Census Bureau published separate 2020 tables for sex and for race/Hispanic origin, and the released figures can differ slightly because of privacy protection in the public files. That is why this page treats the gender section and the race/origin section as two related snapshots instead of forcing them into one identical total.
Does every first name have Census demographic data?
No. The public Census first-name release only includes names that met the Bureau's publication rules, so many rarer names in the SSA files have no Census demographic snapshot. When that happens, the SSA trend, gender history, and state sections still appear, but the 2020 Census demographic sections are omitted.
What does the SSA popularity chart show?
The chart tracks births, not the number of people alive with the name today. Each point shows how many babies were given the name Daysy in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Daysy a female name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Daysy in the SSA data are female. You can see the full per-sex comparison in the gender distribution section above, which includes the latest year rank, birth count, and peak year for each sex.
Is Daysy still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Daysy in 2024, and the page above shows its latest-year rank where available. A name can be well past its peak and still remain in steady use, especially if it built up a large population over earlier decades.
Why can a name have a lot of living bearers even if it is not trendy now?
Because living-bearer counts and current baby-name popularity measure different things. A name like Daysy can build up a very large population over many decades, even if fewer parents are choosing it now than they did at its peak.
Where does this data come from?
First-name figures come from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files, which cover every name on a birth certificate from 1880 to 2024. Living-bearer estimates layer in CDC actuarial life tables broken out by sex to account for mortality. The population baseline (342,754,338) is the Census Bureau's latest national estimate. You can read the full calculation on our methodology page.
How common is the name Daysy?
For a quick modern estimate, our sister site HowManyOfMe.org answers that in one glance, with the living-bearer count front and centre.